Yuri

Unisex

Yuri has been given to 6,224 babies in the U.S. since 1919. It peaked in 2022.

Meaning & origin /ˈjʊɹi/

From Russian Ю́рий (Júrij, “George”). Doublet of George.

Origin: Japanese

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

6,224

Peak year

2022 (273 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1919

10-year trend

▲ +64%

Gender split

61% girls / 39% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Yuri.

6,212 babies since 1994

6,210 babies since 1976

6,239 babies since 1999

6,242 babies since 1996

6,253 babies since 1893

6,193 babies since 1896

6,183 babies since 1885

6,152 babies since 1888

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